HCPCS 74174

Imaging service (ClaimLight category; the code descriptor is not shown)

Imaging Work RVU per service 2.20 (2024 fee schedule)

11,078
97th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
$34M
94th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
372K
92nd percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
24
49th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
88
51st percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
+8.9%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2023; billers +8.4% · 2024

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$20M2020: $22M paid20202021: $26M paid20212022: $27M paid20222023: $31M paid20232024: $34M paid2024$34M$0$20M2020: $22M paid20202021: $26M paid20212022: $27M paid20222023: $31M paid20232024: $34M paid2024$34M$0$20M2020: $22M paid20202021: $26M paid20212022: $27M paid20222023: $31M paid20232024: $34M paid2024$34M$0$20M2020: $22M paid20202021: $26M paid20212022: $27M paid20222023: $31M paid20232024: $34M paid2024$34M

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

Billers

05,00010K2020: 7,693 providers20202021: 8,794 providers20212022: 9,294 providers20222023: 10K providers20232024: 11K providers202411K05,00010K2020: 7,693 providers20202021: 8,794 providers20212022: 9,294 providers20222023: 10K providers20232024: 11K providers202411K05,00010K2020: 7,693 providers20202021: 8,794 providers20212022: 9,294 providers20222023: 10K providers20232024: 11K providers202411K05,00010K2020: 7,693 providers20202021: 8,794 providers20212022: 9,294 providers20222023: 10K providers20232024: 11K providers202411K

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated reported
202411,078$33,702,516+9%372,36224882.20
202310,220$30,961,876+14%327,64223812.20
20229,294$27,138,499+4%280,07121772.20
20218,794$26,198,333+19%263,92321772.20
20207,693$22,018,282first year in data216,72720722.20

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

By state

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
California992$3,121,27332,0382378
Florida694$2,441,27523,9912481
New York571$2,265,61720,9882695
Texas763$2,182,91924,3632288
Minnesota495$1,809,65116,8072587
Illinois550$1,555,50816,8322281
Pennsylvania514$1,432,34417,5612385
Maryland257$1,296,60111,82636125
Massachusetts301$1,267,93014,32027137
North Carolina385$1,228,96113,53324100
Virginia337$1,211,41813,43225106
Ohio367$1,059,82013,21025103
Michigan378$908,39111,4002369
New Jersey292$901,9189,64321113
Georgia292$776,0499,3182379

Not listed: 6 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, AE, AP, XX); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 2 states with fewer than 11 billers (small cells).

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Providers placed by practice address. Data year 2024.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ559$2,321,85021,44926
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN413$1,227,36312,96122
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA322$1,009,89210,72022
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI377$1,003,47612,33326
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH223$999,83511,04926
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD181$934,8468,51237
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD300$933,21010,72722
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX264$744,8008,12021
Rochester, MN77$732,5863,48127
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV142$707,2816,67732
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX193$663,1407,34725
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ142$553,8775,57829
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL173$459,1995,22922
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA164$447,5415,49821
Jacksonville, FL102$441,6194,17027

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 100 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2024.

Specialties billing 74174 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 85% of payment for 74174 nationally in 2024, across 8 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology9,97890%$28,675,98785%327,96033
Interventional Radiology7476.7%$2,914,3258.6%31,18242
Cardiology1421.3%$785,1802.3%5,87741
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)850.77%$715,3372.1%2,91134
Interventional Cardiology350.32%$248,8740.74%1,20835
Internal Medicine170.15%$93,3110.28%85350
Vascular Surgery130.12%$70,0170.21%72456
Nuclear Medicine220.20%$51,9710.15%59227

Not listed: 20 specialties with fewer than 11 billers (small cells).

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Provider-level lines (fewer than 11 beneficiaries suppressed by CMS); specialty is the provider type on claims. Data year 2024.

Top billers of 74174 nationally

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Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service only; CMS suppresses provider lines with fewer than 11 beneficiaries. How these figures are computed · Limitations